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Comedy Minus One â€“ News for August 2017.

2017-08-14T22:11:52Z

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The Gotobeds record! Andrew Cohen & Light Coma LP available now! OUT vinyl almost gone! Tour dates galore! Odds! Ends!

The Gotobeds "Fucking in the Future +5" LP (cmo042)

The Gotobeds have been one of our favorite young American rock bands for a couple years at this point and we’re delighted to be releasing an LP combining their first demo, two amazing singles and a beautiful new Karl Hendricks Trio cover this October. Pre-orders are available now (white + black vinyl options). The band should also have copies with them on their September tour dates (listed below). – JS / CMO

Curious aesthetes! Cursorily interested parties! Whatever the opposite of well-wishers are! You are each are invited to re-examine The Gotobeds’ past that is contained herein.

These sounds represent the embryonic stages of said band – Five songs are culled from their unfortunately-titled 2012 demo tape “Fucking in the Future,” four are from the Mind Cure 45s “Ipso Facto” and “NY’s Alright,” as well as a recently-recorded cover of “Flowers Avenue,” a song by their dearly-departed friend and Pittsburgh music legend Karl Hendricks.

From demo to forever-out-of-print 7”s to the cover, “Fucking in the Future +5” spans the earliest recording of the band to the their most-recent (the Karl Hendricks track was recorded in March 2017).

Boy how they’ve grown! When the band convened on the studio for the first time ever as a unit in those halcyon days of 2012, it was a bleak scene. The drummer forgot his floor tom. The bass speaker had torn recently and was not replaced. The singer was at the mercy of the final stages of mono and the guitarist didn’t show up for live tracking (due to a previous night of gambling at the casino).

Little has changed however. During the final take of “Flowers Avenue,” drummer Getty Images dropped his stick at a thrilling climax during the solo (check the 4:10 mark) and the band – assuming the take was a throwaway – played harder and took more risks with their improvised parts, lending the song a looser and more exciting feel than previous takes. Happy accidents are what the band trades in.

The rest is allmusic.com history. The Gotobeds went on from their initial recordings to the WFMU studios, into Gerard Cosloy’s hands for their debut LP on 12XU, the brilliantly titled Poor People Are Revolting, to critical darlings and eventually the cut-out bin at Sub Pop’s airport store.

From there, who knows?

“Fucking in the Future +5” (cmo042) will be released through Comedy Minus One on October 13, 2017 with advance copies available through comedyminusone.com and from The Gotobeds themselves on tour in advance of that date.

SELLING POINTS:

This is the first time the entire GTB demo tape has been available on vinyl!
Remastered by Mr. Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service (if you know, you know).
The two Mind Cure 7”s are out of print FOREVER. These tracks are now only available here (smart ass, it’s a different version of “NY’s Alright” OK???).
Includes a brand NEW cover of The Karl Hendricks Trio’s “Flowers Avenue” exclusive to this release. Hazy Lazer cried while singing it.
Gorgeous new full color artwork.
Limited to 500 copies, with the first 200 pressed on white vinyl. Buy now or scan Discogs later!!!
The Gotobeds will be touring and out supporting The Fall, Thee Oh Sees, Royal Headache, The Apples In Stereo, Waxahatchee, Protomartyr and really, anyone else worth seeing in 2017.

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma "Unreality" LP (cmo041)

“Unreality,” the eagerly anticipated debut LP from Andrew Cohen & Light Coma, is officially out now.

Physical records can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from the following locations, among other services:

iTunes : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock “Unreality,” kindly ask them to order from Revolver.

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“Unreality” describes the condition in which we all find ourselves, sometimes more apparently than at other moments. Unreality is timeless, but in the current Zeitgeist, it seems more timely than ever.

“Unreality” is also the title of the debut album by Andrew Cohen & Light Coma.

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma is the new rock band for Andrew Cohen, guitarist of Silkworm and Bottomless Pit, backed up by Chicago veterans Light Coma. The group is driven by a dual guitar attack, but is not as heavy metal as that description sounds.

The collaboration highlights Cohen’s skills as a songwriter, with his recognizable touch for balladry, pathos, and the poetry of the mundane. Light Coma call to mind Crazy Horse or the Magnolia Electric Company, matching crisp distortion with the sober cadences of a tall old man on his way to the hardware store again. AC/LC’s arrangements afford the players substantial dynamic range. Cohen can whisper and wail with the best of them; Light Coma match him instrumentally with every turn.

This record – released June 2, 2017 on Comedy Minus One – was recorded in several sessions over some period of time. It came together easily, unrushed, but urgently.

Six of the songs are electric. Three are acoustic.

Limited to 500 LPs + digital download.

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma:

Andrew Cohen (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit) – guitar, vocals

Brian Orchard (.22, Bottomless Pit, Light Coma) – guitar, vocals

Ryan Rezvani (The Missouri Compromise, Light Coma) – bass

Jim MacGregor (Light Coma, Century Rocket Building) – drums, vocals

Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner (Magnolia Electric Company) – lap steel, dobro

This record was recorded by Mr. Matthew Barnhart and Mr. Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and MINBAL in Chicago.

The cover art is a diorama by artist William Schaff (Okkervil River, Songs: Ohia).

OUT "Swim Buddies" LP (cmo040)

“Swim Buddies,” the debut full-length by Kalamazoo’s OUT, is almost sold out!

This record is an emotional wallop culminating a year of fizzy water, cold basement practices, h.o.t. basement practices, Yahtzee with Buddies, trips to the beach, broken gear, tea, fixed gear, MRIs, bike rides, walks and a metric tonne of good vibes on the regular.

OUT is Isaac Turner, Chafe Hensley and Mark Larmee – also of the acclaimed Michigan rock/roll band Minutes – joined in this new endeavor by TJ Larmee on the bass guitar.

The anthemic-yet-intimate album’s title “Swim Buddies” hints at the pull that Lake Michigan (and Lake Superior, when they can get there) has on the band. TJ and Mark were married on the shores of that gorgeous beast, and it’ll forever be connected to the band and this record in all the right ways. You should really swim at sunset sometime to get the full Technicolor panoramic trip.

OUT’s music is all about the interplay between seemingly simple lines (vocal blurts / guitar riffs) that come together to make a whole larger than parts. Water, and the lack of water, worms its way in the songs: dust and silt covering the Earth after we’ve finally ruined it; flood waters rising to consume the entire town (it’s something we did, pretty sure); the water we need to fill us up after foolhardy endeavors. The water is always there, and its absence will be crucial.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from any of the following locations:

iTunes : eMusic : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

Physical vinyl (limited to 300 copies) can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock this title, please ask them nicely to order from Revolver.

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – i nfo@PROTECTED

Upcoming shows:

Saturday, August 26
Wind Up Space
Baltimore, MD
The Gotobeds with Dark Blue, Birth Defects

Saturday, August 26
Shakespeare's Pub
Kalamazoo, MI
OUT with Petrillo, Lower Leisure Class

Thursday, August 31
Seitz & Sounds
South Bend, IN
The Rutabega with Dena Dena Dena, Bailey Williams & The Cherannes

Sunday, September 3
Zanzabar (PRF BBQ)
Louisville, KY
OUT with War Brides, Motherfucker, Bon Air and more

Wednesday, September 6
Cativo
Pittsburgh, PA
The Gotobeds with Protomartyr, Melkbelly

Saturday, September 9
S. Wesnedge Park (Already Dead Fest)
Kalamazoo, MI
OUT with Sprits Rejoice!, Storm Ross, Radiator Hospital and more

Thursday, September 14
Baby's All Right
Brooklyn, NY
The Gotobeds with The Fall

Friday, September 15
Monty Hall
Jersey City, NJ
The Gotobeds with Protomartyr, Big Quiet

Friday, September 15
Quencher's
Chicago, IL
OUT with Phantom Works, Imelda Marcos

Saturday, September 16
Beechland Ballroom
Cleveland, OH
The Gotobeds with Thee Oh Sees

Saturday, September 23
The Hideout Block Party
Chicago, IL
Eleventh Dream Day with Condo Fucks, 75 Dollar Bill, Antietam and more

Sunday, September 24
The Hideout Block Party
Chicago, IL
Mint Mile with Man or Astro-man?, Screaming Females, Danielson, Nina Nastasia, FACS, Shannon Wright and more

Thursday, September 28
Louie's
Kalamazoo, MI
OUT with Dead Rider

Saturday, September 30
Rock & Roll Hotel
Washington, DC
SAVAK with Pinback

Sunday, October 1
Rock & Roll Hotel
Washington, DC
SAVAK with Pinback

Monday, October 2
Brighton Music Hall
Allston, MA
SAVAK with Pinback

Tuesday, October 3
Brighton Music Hall
Allston, MA
SAVAK with Pinback

Thursday, October 5
The Outer Space / The Ballroom
Hamden, CT
SAVAK with Pinback

Friday, October 6
The Foundry
Philadelphia, PA
SAVAK with Pinback

Saturday, October 7
The Foundry
Philadelphia, PA
SAVAK with Pinback

Sunday, October 8
Irving Plaza
New York, NY
SAVAK with Pinback

Friday, October 13
Gooski's (record release show!)
Pittsburgh, PA
The Gotobeds with Weird Corners

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Comedy Minus One - News for June 2017.

2017-06-13T06:44:49Z

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Andrew Cohen & Light Coma LP available now! OUT vinyl going fast! Tour dates galore! Podcast roundup!

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma "Unreality" LP (cmo041)

“Unreality,” the eagerly anticipated debut LP from Andrew Cohen & Light Coma, is officially out now.

The vinyl was delayed slightly at the pressing plant but arrived last week. All pre-order copies shipped prior to the weekend and should be reaching your respective hands presently (if they have not done so already).

Physical records can be still ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from the following locations, among other services:

iTunes : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock “Unreality,” ask them politely to order from Revolver.

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – info@PROTECTED

“Unreality” is also the title of the debut album by Andrew Cohen & Light Coma.

This record – released June 2, 2017 on Comedy Minus One – was recorded in several sessions over some period of time. It came together easily, unrushed, but urgently.

Six of the songs are electric. Three are acoustic.

Limited to 500 LPs + digital download.

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma:

Andrew Cohen (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit) – guitar, vocals

Brian Orchard (.22, Bottomless Pit, Light Coma) – guitar, vocals

Ryan Rezvani (The Missouri Compromise, Light Coma) – bass

Jim MacGregor (Light Coma, Century Rocket Building) – drums, vocals

Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner (Magnolia Electric Company) – lap steel, dobro

This record was recorded by Mr. Matthew Barnhart and Mr. Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and MINBAL in Chicago.

The cover art is a diorama by artist William Schaff (Okkervil River, Songs: Ohia).

OUT "Swim Buddies" LP (cmo040)

“Swim Buddies,” the debut full-length by Kalamazoo’s OUT, is going fast!

OUT is Isaac Turner, Chafe Hensley and Mark Larmee – also of the acclaimed Michigan rock/roll band Minutes – joined in this new endeavor by TJ Larmee on the bass guitar.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from any of the following locations:

iTunes : eMusic : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

Physical vinyl (limited to 300 copies) can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock this title, please ask them nicely to order from Revolver.

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – info@PROTECTED

OUT heads east for the first time late this month / early July. See below for tour dates.

Upcoming shows:

Tuesday, June 13
SPACE
Evanston, IL
David Bazan with Mint Mile

Friday, June 23
The Bell House
Brooklyn, NY
Spiral Stairs with Ovlov and SAVAK

Friday, June 30
The Hideout
Chicago, IL
Knife In The Water with Mint Mile

Friday, June 30
The Listing Loon
Cincinnati, OH
OUT with Disaster Class

Saturday, July 1
Halyards
Brooklyn, NY
OUT with Risk/Reward and Knolls

Sunday, July 2
TBD
Peekskill, NY
OUT with Least Best Beast

Monday, July 3
Tree Bar
Columbus, OH
OUT with The Kyle Sowashes

Podcast roundup!

Looking for some additional quality listening? Well, Mr. Andy Cohen was a guest on Crashing Your Planet with Jake McKelvie and all four members of OUT visited with Vish Khanna on a recent episode of Kreative Kontrol.

OUT, Mint Mile, The Rutabega, Infinite Buffalo and CMO's Jon Solomon - South Bend, IN - Memorial Day 2017

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Comedy Minus One - News for April 2017.

2017-04-26T07:15:09Z

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Andrew Cohen & Light Coma LP coming soon! OUT record! Karl Hendricks tribute compilation! Big show in Chicago next month!

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma "Unreality" LP (cmo041)

“Unreality” is also the title of the debut album by Andrew Cohen & Light Coma.

This record – due June 2, 2017 on Comedy Minus One – was recorded in several sessions over some period of time. It came together easily, unrushed, but urgently.

Six of the songs are electric. Three are acoustic.

Limited to 500 LPs + digital download.

Pre-order a copy of “Unreality” here.

Hear the album’s opening track “Repack” here.

Andrew Cohen & Light Coma:

Andrew Cohen (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit) – guitar, vocals

Brian Orchard (.22, Bottomless Pit, Light Coma) – guitar, vocals

Ryan Rezvani (The Missouri Compromise, Light Coma) – bass

Jim MacGregor (Light Coma, Century Rocket Building) – drums, vocals

Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner (Magnolia Electric Company) – lap steel, dobro

This record was recorded by Mr. Matthew Barnhart and Mr. Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and MINBAL in Chicago.

The cover art is a diorama by artist William Schaff (Okkervil River, Songs: Ohia).

The Wheel & The Alphabet: A Tribtue to Karl Hendricks

Our friend Karl Hendricks died in January 2017. He was 46.

Karl was one of the best songwriters of this generation (or any other) but he was an even better father than he was a musician, and a thorough inspiration to many as a husband, dad, artist and business owner who carried himself with a quiet dignity through some unspeakably lousy times.

This collection of Karl Hendricks covers (with artwork by Dana Lechtenberg) is our perpetual tribute to the “bard of Pittsburgh.”

Some tracks come via dear friends, others from people who just loved the music of The Karl Hendricks Trio.

Songs are arranged by artist alphabetically as a nod to something Karl said about there being two perfect inventions in the whole world: “the wheel and the alphabet.”

New recordings will be added as they are completed and I hope that people will come across this page and be inspired to record their own.

Including you.

The 22 contributors to date include Chris Brokaw, Rick Rizzo of Eleventh Dream Day, The Kyle Sowashes and The Victoria Lucas.

All proceeds from this digital compilation will go to Karl’s wife and children.

You can purchase “The Wheel and the Alphabet: A Tribute to Karl Hendricks” here, where you will also find additional information about each artist and their song.

OUT "Swim Buddies" LP (cmo040)

“Swim Buddies,” the debut full-length by Kalamazoo’s OUT, is out now!

It is very good (and very blue).

OUT is Isaac Turner, Chafe Hensley and Mark Larmee – also of the acclaimed Michigan rock/roll band Minutes – joined in this new endeavor by TJ Larmee on the bass guitar.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from any of the following locations:

iTunes : eMusic : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

Physical vinyl (limited to 300 copies and going fast) can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock this title, please ask them nicely to order from Revolver.

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – info@PROTECTED

Comedy Minus One party in Chicago!

Keep Sunday, May 28th free.

In a little over a month's time Comedy Minus One is throwing a Memorial Day weekend party in Chicago at Township.

OUT, The Rutabega, Mint Mile and Andrew Cohen & Light Coma will ALL be playing.

Build your vacation around this one!

Can you do us a favor? Through some digital wizardry, the "old" CMO Twitter account is now @jonsolomon, so if you want news / updates from the label, please follow @comedyminusone instead. Or better yet, both!

Comedy Minus One also has a Facebook page and a relatively new Instagram page for those of you who dig such things.

Stores and distributors are welcome to contact us about stocking these titles. Comedy Minus One is distributed directly in North America through Revolver. European customers can contact Day After for our wares.

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Comedy Minus One - News for March 2017.

2017-03-13T06:48:05Z

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Karl Hendricks tribute compilation! OUT LP is out! Mint Mile 12" too! Shows! More!

Our friend Karl Hendricks died in January 2017. He was 46.

This collection of Karl Hendricks covers (with artwork by Dana Lechtenberg) is our perpetual tribute to the “bard of Pittsburgh.”

Some tracks come via dear friends, others from people who just loved the music of The Karl Hendricks Trio.

They’re arranged by artist alphabetically as a nod to something Karl said about there being two perfect inventions in the whole world: “the wheel and the alphabet.”

New songs will be added as they are completed and I hope that people will come across this page and be inspired to record their own.

Including you.

All proceeds from this digital compilation will go to Karl’s wife and children.

You can purchase “The Wheel and the Alphabet: A Tribute to Karl Hendricks” here, where you will also find additional information about each artist and their song.

“Swim Buddies,” the debut full-length by Kalamazoo’s OUT, is available today!

It is very good (and very blue).

OUT is Isaac Turner, Chafe Hensley and Mark Larmee – also of the acclaimed Michigan rock/roll band Minutes – joined in this new endeavor by TJ Larmee on the bass guitar.

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from any of the following locations:

iTunes : eMusic : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

Physical vinyl (limited to 300 copies and going fast) can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

If you would like your favorite North American record store to stock this title, please ask them nicely to order from Revolver.

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – info@PROTECTED

The second Mint Mile 12″ “The Bliss Point” (cmo037) is in stores!

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from locations such as the following:

iTunes : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play : eMusic

Physical vinyl (limited to 500 copies) can be ordered directly from Comedy Minus One here.

Hear the song "City of Speed Traps" here.

The record was made in Chicago with some crucial bits applied in Portland, Oregon.

We like four-song EPs because we cannot bury a song in the middle of Side B. Nothing is transitional. Everything either leads off or finishes an experience.

We are on an endless search for the optimal conditions of existence. Comfort, companionship, warmth. Gentle insistence. A lack of manufacture. To convince ourselves that we are alive and we make the most of our time. To fail to regret, to avoid the sense on our deathbeds (if we're lucky and have them) that we spent too much time focused on the wrong things. To be not always distracted, not always preoccupied, but if lost to lose ourselves in love and joy. To take in the world raw, as wide and wonderous and ugly and terrific as it is.

So that's what this record is about.

Hope you enjoy it.

Tim Midyett
Chicago 2016

MM on this record is:

Tim Midyett (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit) - vocals, baritone guitars electric and acoustic, piano, bass on Youngold, ARP, writing, some engineering and mixing

Matthew Barnhart (Tre Orsi) - bass except Youngold, most engineering and mixing

Jeff Panall (Songs: Ohia) - drums

Andy Cohen (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit) - regular electric guitar

Howard Draper (Tre Orsi) - lap steel on Speed/Bellflower/Park, organ, that burbly broken synth on Youngold

Justin Brown (Palliard) - steel guitar on Park/Youngold

For TV / Film licensing, please contact Lyle Hysen at Bank Robber Music – info@PROTECTED

Speaking of Mint Mile, there is one additional MM track not found on either "The Bliss Point" or the group's debut 12" "In Season & Ripe."

Mint Mile's cover of Silkworm's "Punch Drunk" is exclusive to the "The National 4-Track Compilation" on Sump Pump Records alongside Mike Watt, Franklin Bruno, Joe Jack Talcum and other noteables. The collection is limited to 200 copies and we don't expect these LPs will be around long, so order quickly here!

Upcoming shows:

Tuesday, March 14
The General
South Bend, IN
The Rutabega with Analecta, Hiram-Maxim

Saturday, April 9
The General
South Bend, IN
OUT and The Rutabega with The Bismarck and Korean Jeans

Sunday, April 10
Shakespeare's
Kalamazoo, MI
OUT and The Rutabega with The Bismarck and Korean Jeans

Friday, March 24
Union Hall
Brooklyn, NY
SAVAK with Lake Ruth, Gold Muse and DJ Slist

Saturday, March 25
Once Lounge
Somerville, MA
SAVAK with Lake Ruth, Gold Muse and DJ Bad Squirrel

For full details on the above shows, click here.

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Karl Hendricks 1970-2017.

2017-01-23T19:18:15Z

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Karl Hendricks 1970-2017

My friend Karl Hendricks died Saturday morning, wearing a Funkadelic t-shirt, at home with his terrific wife and children in Pittsburgh. He was 46.

Karl was one of the best songwriters of this generation (or any other) but he was an even better father than he was a musician, and a thorough inspiration as a husband, dad, artist and business owner who carried himself with a quiet dignity through some unspeakably lousy times.

I loved him like family and I’ll miss him awfully.

Karl is remembered in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and beautifully through pieces by Carl Zimring and Bela Koe-Krompecher.

A public memorial for Karl Hendricks will be held at Brillobox in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 28th from 5-9 pm ET.

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Comedy Minus One - News for January 2017.

2017-01-11T09:00:16Z

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Happy New Year! OUT join Comedy Minus One! Second Mint Mile 12" out now! Christmas songs! Shows! A favor! More!

Comedy Minus One is delighted to let you know that Kalamazoo, Michigan’s OUT have joined our family.

OUT’s debut full-length “Swim Buddies” (cmo040) will officially be released on February 17, 2017 but this record is available for pre-order right now. You can hear the record's first two songs here.

Comedy Minus One - News for November 2016.

2016-11-22T07:11:09Z

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New Mint Mile 12" out now! Minutes! Videos galore! Silkworm "Lifestyle" + "It'll Be Cool" vinyl re-stocks! PRF Distro! More!

The second Mint Mile 12″ “The Bliss Point” (cmo037) is in stores!

Digital files can be downloaded / streamed from locations such as the following:

iTunes : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play

Physical vinyl (limited to 500 copies) can be ordered direct from Comedy Minus One here.

All pre-order copies have shipped. Hear the song "City of Speed Traps" here.

Speaking of Mint Mile, there is one additional MM track not found on either "The Bliss Point" or the group's debut 12" "In Season & Ripe."

Upcoming shows:

Thursday, December 1
Shea Stadium
Brooklyn, NY
SAVAK with E and Operator Music Band

Thursday, December 8
Fitzgerald's
Berwyn, IL
Mint Mile with Advance Base and Thomas Comerford Band

For full details on the above shows, click here.

The first Minutes album is now digitally available far and wide under Comedy Minus One's auspices. Great to have this record, which we especially love, "in the fold."

Minutes’ self-titled debut LP, released in January of 2012, was recorded in various basements in Kalamazoo, MI. MD Wood and the band handled engineering and production, lovingly referred to as “MID-FI.” It was released by the band’s own label, MIN, with the generous distribution help of Comedy Minus One, Roydale and Dischord Records. The artwork is by Beverly Fitzpatrick.

The record found a home with friends and family in the Kalamazoo area, and was embraced by fans all over the world with its off-kilter guitars, genre-splitting baselines, bombastic drumming, and contemplative lyrics. Compared to the likes of Mission of Burma, Superchunk, Minutemen and DC-area post-hardcore melodic honesty, Minutes creates music we are all afraid to admit we want to hear.

The members of Minutes are proud of this one, as it was the culmination of over three years of hard work, tinkering, and consternation.

Touch & Go has re-issued the Silkworm LP "Lifestyle" and we've got copies available for you! "It'll Be Cool" SKWM vinyl re-stocks too!

If you have not read Paul Duffus' track-by-track essay series at PopMatters about "Lifestyle," now is the perfect time to start.

"Silkworm hold an accomplished spot between the likes of CCR and the Minutemen. Not as famous as the former, and not as wild as the latter, but as fresh and timeless as both." - AllMusic

"Euphoric, downtrodden, abusive, and rocking, will do more to your head than a full night of drinking." - mauricerickard.com

There have been multiple videos featuring Comedy Minus One artists posted in the past few weeks. Too many to keep tabs on potentially, so we’ve collected them all for you in one location.

Watch SAVAK's "Call It A Night" (directed by Alexis Fleisig), SAVAK's "Alive In Shadows" (animated & directed by Paul Clark), The Rutabega's "Nosy Neighbors" (directed by Mr. King) and more!

Recent PRF Distro additions and re-stocks include:

Chung Antique : "Artesian Swell" b/w "Norse Code" 7"

Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends : "The Art of Murder" Lp

Shellac : "Dude Incredible" Lp

Small Awesome : "SONGER" Lp

Explore the complete PRF Distro catalogue here.

Comedy Minus One has a Facebook page, a relatively new Instagram page and a Twitter handle for those of you who dig such things. More frequent bursts of news can be found there or on the Comedy Minus One blog.

Stores and distributors are welcome to contact us about stocking these titles. Comedy Minus One is distributed directly in North America through Matador Direct and Revolver. European customers can contact Day After for our wares.

Canadian, UK and Australian distribution sought.

If you made it this far, enjoy three teases from our 2017 release schedule: OUT, Andy Cohen + Light Coma and a definitive re-issue of Silkworm's "In The West." Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

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Comedy Minus One - News for October 2016.

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New Mint Mile 12" announced! SAVAK head to Europe next week! Minutes! Videos galore! Silkworm "Lifestyle" + "It'll Be Cool" vinyl re-stocks! PRF Distro! More!

The Bliss Point is the second EP by Mint Mile. It is available for pre-order now, shipping out in November. Hear the song "City of Speed Traps" here.

The debut SAVAK Lp/Cd “Best of Luck in Future Endeavors” continues to garner rave reviews (collected below), and the band heads to Europe for the first time next week to play nine shows, with domestic dates bookending the tour. Here's where you can see'm in October/November:

Monday, October 10
Union Hall
Brooklyn, NY
with Benji Ferree, Ultra Major

Thursday, October 13
Schokoladen
Berlin, DE
with Ringo Starwars

Friday, October 14
Klub 007
Prague, CZ
with Milemarker, The Antikaroshi

Saturday, October 15
Kare Kult
Munich, DE
with Milemarker

Sunday, October 16
Spazio Aereo
Venice, IT
with Il Sogno Del Marinaio (featuring Mike Watt), Miles Cooper Seaton

Tuesday, October 18
Channel Zero
Ljubljana, SI
with Suzi Soprano

Wednesday, October 19
Mochvara
Zagreb, HR
with Il Sogno Del Marinaio (featuring Mike Watt)

Thursday, October 20
Kapu
Linz, AT
with Il Sogno Del Marinaio (featuring Mike Watt)

Friday, October 21
Soulkostel
Vernerovice, CZ
with Planety

Saturday, October 22
Kabinet Muz
Brno, CZ
with Pacino

Thursday, November 3
St. Vitus
Brooklyn, NY
with Girls Against Boys

For full details on the above shows, click here.

"Savak make a potent and pointed agitpop racket on their new album, Best Of Luck In Future Endeavors, which manages to balance the dark and moody with the catchy as fuck." - Noisey

"SAVAK’s debut LP, features plenty of dread-fueled, post-punk angst tempered with catchy hooks - and it’s outstanding." - Magnet

"The work on Best of Luck ranges from jangly, pop-infused punk in a Rezillos strain to more aggressive pieces, but everything here reverberates with an abundance of kinetic energy. Savak is the band that plays the party after the after party as they can maintain energy for any audience at any time of night. This is just awesome." - Jersey Beat

“n intense and catchy collection of songs with a number of subtle tricks up its sleeve.” - Vol. 1 Brooklyn

“Superior twin-guitar slash action from members of Obits, Make-Up, Holy Fuck et al. Adding Saints-worthy brass on standout Early Western Traders boosts the prevailing Wipers-do-Joe Jackson aura. Four stars!” - Mojo

“Hooky and immediate. These songs have real staying power.” - Brooklyn Vegan

"he perfect distillation of their previous bands with skronking saxophones, sharp post-punk rhythms and reverb-rich 60’s psych-pop melodies all held together with a hardcore punk heart." - Atlas & The Anchor

“A hook-ladened and punchy record that should appeal to more than (but inclusive to) just fans of the group’s other projects.” - Free Williamsburg

"There are parts where it sounds like Lee Ranaldo is fronting some poppier version of the Wipers. I assure you it's high praise.” - David Park, WMXM

"By blending different waves of rock and roll, SAVAK has created an album that everyone can genuinely enjoy.” - Indie Band Guru

“Wonderful.” - The Observer

Let's not permit The Rutabega's wonderful "Unreliable Narrator" to get lost in the shuffle. The Indiana duo's most recent album remains in print, but just thee copies of the "clear vinyl with black smoke" pressing are left in stock. Order an LP or CD here.

Upcoming The Rutabega shows:

Saturday, October 15
Vegetable Buddies
South Bend, IN
with Michael Harold Doty, Alan Madej

Thursday, October 20
Quencher's
Chicago, IL
with Chung Antique, Nonagon, Cmn ineed yr hlp

Friday, October 21
PRF Camp-Out
Mattawan, MI
with Minutes, OUT, Chung Antique, more...